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How to Paint a Ceiling Medallion eHow

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Lay a tarp on the floor under the medallion. Set your ladder up to reach the medallion. With your painter’s tape and newspaper, tape off the wall at the border of the medallion. Make sure the newspaper covers the ceiling for at least a foot around the medallion. If there is a light fixture in the center of the medallion that can’t be easily removed, tape it off as well.

Once the base coat is dry, take your first color of paint and small paintbrushes up the ladder and paint the individual features on the medallion that will use that color. Paint it freehand, using the smallest of the brushes to do the edges of the features. Make sure to have a cup of water and paper towel handy to wipe off any paint that inadvertently strays outside the areas where you’re trying to put it.

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